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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-12-22

A large flock of "chimney
sweeps" took to yoosting in chin
ney of the house OF John A. Butts
of Townsville. Ga. One night he
covered the chimney with board,
and early next morning replaced
the board With bag. When he re-
moved the bag it contained SGT i'm
prisoned birds.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-12-22

Young wife-I took great pains
with the salad we had tor dinner.
Robert rubbing his embonpoint
ruelully)-And so did !, my dear.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-12-22

1t is a wonder that the photogra-
Pher ever succeeds in getting mar
ried. He is always taking mega
tives.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-12-22

Dude, airily-How do? Have
Won cot hold of anything fresh
IatelyP Friend-Why, Tommy
when / have just shaken hands with
YOU
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-12-22

A little girl who was looking at
a peacock for the first time grew
enthusiastic. "Oh, mamma she
said hasn't it got beautiful bus
fler,
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-12-22

oDid the wedding go OIL smooe',-
1v2,, "About as smoothly as such
affairs always go off. The only
hitch that occurred was w ', Tue
pair stood up to be united.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-12-22

A man may be behind in his
work and still show push. This is
so if he is wheeling a barrow.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-12-22

The small boy who puts pin on
the chair can't be accused of per-
petrating a pointless joke, whatever
else may be said of him.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-12-22

With all thy false | love thee still
Quoted the husband as he stroked
his wife's store hair.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-12-22

A dentist, when he gets down to
business, has the inside track.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-12-22

A Joint dehate-a quarrel for the
prime cut of tbs fowl.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-12-22

The most unkindest cut of all is
to be found in the average SO suit of
clothes.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-12-22


The home stretch-A nap on the
lounge.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-12-22

A new thing in socks-a baby
three days old.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-12-22

There are four ''gs" in eggnog
besides lot of other ingredients.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-12-22
CURES AL HggMORS,

from a common Botch, or Eruption, to the
worst Scrofula. Salt-rheum, g Fever-sores,'
Scaly or Rough Skin, in short, all diseasd
powerful, purifying, and invigorating medt
cine Great Eating Ulcers rapidly heal under
its. benign influence. Especially has it mani
El.yspeias, Boils, Carbuncles, Sore Eyes, Scrof
utous Sores and Swellings, Hip-joint Disease
"White Swellings," Goitre, or Thick Neck
and Enlarged Glands. Send ten cents in
stamps for 4 large Treatise. with colored
plates on Skin Diseases, or the same amount
fer Treatise on Scrofulous Affections.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-12-22
Binding and Loan Association.

Secretary Ezell 5 report of the.
first six months operation of the
Pulaski B. d L. A. shows remark
ably successful beginning. 1t is
demonstrated that it psy S. We ap
pend the statement:
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-12-22

A bad habit TO get into-any hab-
it for which a man owes his tailor.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-12-22

There's nothing like an office to
take the starch of independence out
of a man.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-12-22

Many ties bind the track layer to
his business.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-12-22

Working like q horse--a LAWYER
drawing a conveyance.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-12-22
LEFT IN THEIR GRAVES

in the prison land, among the num-
Der, Lieut.. Leon Black of our COM
pany, brave, chiyalrous, gentle
hearted man who had answered his
last roll call on earth. Capt. Clack
OF our company was the most de-
lighted man | ever saw. He almost
Rugged his men he was 50 happy.
We ad no doctor with US and
quite a number of our men were
sick. Capt. Walker of Co. H. was
fine physician and he took charge
of the sick and did all he could for
them. We had to march from
where we got off the boat to the
landing opposite Yicksburg, where
we took the ferryboat and were
landed on the Mississippi side, and
were marched out on the commons,
where barbecue was prepared for
us. But oh. that barbecuel The
modern pie of which SO much is
written is nothing in toughness to
that barbecue. Imagine a Texas
steer without enough fat on the
whole carcass ''to grease q cats
whisker," as Bragg Martin would
| say); now imagine that steer dried
before hot fire until the carcass
would rattle like a goods-box when
struck, and you bave the meat at
this barbecue. The bread was
| made of unbolted yellow corn meal,
almost tenacious enough to require
dynamite to break it, yet l never
| saw anything that would not poison
that a hungry reb would not and
| could not eat. So we cleaned up
| The barbecue in short order, all Of
il only put our appetites IN good or
der for a square meal, an object sell
| dom seen by a private soldier II
| Mississippi during the war. While
strolling about the city l came uE
with a Nashville lady, q Mrs
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-12-22
"EO2 THE BLOOD rs THE LIFE"
CONSUMPTION.

Thoroughly cleanse it by using Rr. Pierce,s
Golden Medical Discovery. and good
digestion, a fair skin, buoyant spirits, vita
strength and bodily health will be established
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-21
ISIDOR COHNF'LD HEfRD FROM.
TRYING TO 8 Ii $50 900 OF GOV nNMrNr Bovl
Al 3ETHOIr

TRYING TO 8 Ii IS 900 OF GOV RNMENr BONDS
Al HETHOIr
DETROIT Dec 2O-A woman giving the name of ,irs.
Frankie Olson. and her home New Y,rs Wa arrested
here yesterday afternoon. while tr,iue nccofatc the
sale Of thIy-ninc y 900 fpnr- hrtr United states
hond~. dsted Jnly l. 1887 She cla nc1 tha ths bonds
were moi stolen. hut had been 'savcl fro The wreck
of the business of New YORK chant. AMI prcsuacd
that La was au1i'us to realize upon tAem without the
knowledge o: his creditors The man for whom she l.
acting aS agent Is stayRc at the Crawford lou-e. in
Windsor under the of lIoG nau th.lg In Toroate
he rc-is crel a. DAVIS The woma name III To- he
Sophie Nlctorinc Ilolnan couid be iAiuccd TO
crss' the river even when told tAat hs appear
au"s IN Detroit depended The Of the bosds lie
told such straiI Iht officers ahont having
failed In the East that the detectives iucaci 10 bc
hevc him. especially report Of anv robbery ha.
been received. Iabeas proceciings Will prob
ably he taken II the woman is r-lea ,rd t. ~
j. H. Goldsmith, wc!lknown sOrs-nan. later idcnti-
hed iion lsidOr tOhniei. Of New- York. formerly
large dealer IN feathers AMI plumrs. who failed during
thr first week Of November and at took hhs de
mart IN IAN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-21
PUT TO FLIG IT BY OYSTER PIRATES.
MARYLAND POLICE Tp,NFR GETS THE WORST OF
A. ENCOrNrER WITH r,Lr nREpGERs.

A MARYLAND POLICE TEaNER GETS THE WORST OF
A ENCOUNTER WITH r'ir DRFDGERS.
BAITIMoRF. rec. (Sp|ciab-Th" state oyster police
steamer. Go error II mil on Cap ain Jane, 4. Turn r
has had ano,her exciting encoun or with the Illegal
drcdgrrs and has bech routed. The pirates arc SO
strong this that thus far the state vessels havo
had the worst Of II. The steamer Iiamil arrived hs
morning from swans Point the mouth OF the hesteR
River. where sh' had encounter with lot OF large
sized pungies aud hD1nels.
Tho vessels forbidden Cund and at
tempted 70 tho steamer down drive It
The Hamilton had anchored. and noticed several yes.
sells. the names Of which known. acting In a sus-
pic0us way. AbOut disk the feet hoistci sails and
made for the Hamilton. Several Of the vessels sailed
ccso to her stern and bow. but steclcd clear After
letting hcc hundred or four nGred ylidS from
tho lisuiIion. they opened ire on her IN ( 81 ado
as cd fi al uiutt ). d ltOdt two hundred shots
nom repeating rifles wcr. IN Il. OnlN a " Oi Iho
shots took cucct. Ono D.cCed the funnel OF the Ham
tlton: another thu doJr OF the DOt h use. several
Of the crew had narrow ESCAPES The officers Of the
Hamilton. although having but Little ammunition. re-
turned tho trc
For time the tramp schuN Iers have been dredg-
ing on swans Point. aud III navs ha, much trouble
with them Thr object OF the steamer IS 20 WISH fai-
timuIc TO get la dozen Winchester rep an iha
and a ful Snpply Of ammunition. Shc VIII thrn rc.
turn TO swan Point one OF the Dungirs that 1red
on the n milton time IS sand Ia have bccp
contsc aicd for dredging illegally In Virginia "aeis'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-21

FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT MAR DrLrTH-IHE
ENGINEER pE ID AND StV RA INJURED
prIrTH Mimi Dec. 2O-The north hound hmlch
train on t.le It raul and Duluth road which sAonid
have arrived here at 90 O'Clock Las evening ran
into an open switch about two miles south OF Mario"
sta ion, and the engine baggage car ami sn0-er ann
the St. Paul coach went down the cihbani In'h aoul
twcn y-fivo fcct, leaving the last Or Mnncapoil'
coach detached and just on the verge OF bno"lhS
the O hers. Most Of tie a-scngcrs In he 81 Iaui
coach had gone into the rear coach on account OF
A. old woman in the St. Paul coach who had bcc"H"
siek
The engineer. William Thomas, was Killed, his
leps bclng broken and the ubrcator being drl ch
into his body !: he lad to be cut on. Fireman
Lynch was badly hurt internally and cannot me
rom lasscngcrs who arrived at II 80 O'Clock
IL was lea ned that a. g. Catril, j., 0f tue N'"
YORK Produce Exchange had Ills nose bro en- ana
" a, badly bruised o. NJ. Kerr and H. IL. Iocchcs,
both Of Titusvillc Penn. were seriously
bruised r. a. Cray and "Gus" LumbcrS. OF lu-
inth, the latter jus rc urnlng from trip 10 Ger
many were both bad hurt. Paynas or cole
nian of he st Paul and Duluib roa 81 his h all
brui,el J. W. Bye had his head. neck and brca 4
Irui. ed Dr. J. ". ingaha Oi Chicago, w0 wa
nm his way 10 attend lis son, G. ares hgidiain,
Who was sick In the hospital was bruised bu ne
elected hi, injuries 10 attend to the wants OF th
nfh sufferers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-21

LARGE BEQTEST TO THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
PouGukErrsI , Dee. 20 Among TIE bequests In tho
Will Of stephen NJ Buckingham OF tut city arc tho fol-
having Domestic AMI Foreign Missionary Society OF the
protr.tant Episcopal Church 10000 distributed among
II. lr.r..t departments as toows: Domestic Sloooo
f,rci n 50 900 col.rcd. 5000 lniian S2ooo; Now
York Hlo ani Prayer Book ssccty $1,000; trustees Oh
,h rupd for Aged and Infrn ClsrGymeD OF the FRO
,,n, ,n,.cep,l Church in the Diocese or New-YorK
- d 20. NewYork Protestant Episcopal Chur'h Mission
.ry society for Soaisen 81 900; Ioue OF the treness
pnuyn.sep,lc. 9.OOJ: Vasssr 'slege SSooo o ionsu
cnlr.hiu ia prrpetuy. prefsrenc' 10 lie gwen 10 the
Jauyut,rs OF rl.rgymep OF tho lr"trSlant EpiseoP'
nulcn Il, be called Inc CsthaIlns Morgan bncAingn"n
ss,l ,rshtu rtultv college. a5O,UOG - PhuIs Chhrch
Pom .hk.rr, $4,000; Benson j. Lossing, In token o.
i'm, frieuiship ri 600
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-21
THE CANADIAN PACIF GUARANTEE.
AN EMPHATIC DENIAL OF THE REPORT THAT THE

ROAD is 10 b LEASED BY THE DOMINION.
MONTREAL, Dec. 20.-Tho story that the Canadian
Pacific Railroad was 10 he leased by the Dominion
Government on a guarantee OF three pcr cent was
given an emphatic denial to day by General Manager
Van Horne and Sir Donald Smith of the Canadian
Pacific directorate Mr.. Van Horne stated positively
that no such action contemplated either by the
Government or 10y tic railroad, had the question
OF an indemnity for tie cancellation of the indemnity
clause ever been dScuSSd between the Government
ana The company. As 10 hat form such indemnity
would take, If such thing were decided on Mr.
van Horne had not the slightest idea, and did not
believe any one else bad 4" | may say. however"
he added that nither the Government anybody
else would ever get the Canadian Pacific hallway
anything like three per cent basis
= o Lon4nL In LII u n1ne
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-21
ILLNESS or DANIEL NAMING.

BROKEN DOWN CONsrIrrTIONtL BIT HIS MIND
STILL CLEAR AND HIS APPETITE G,op.
ALBANY, Dec. 90 t>peciail.-Danicl Manning. former
Secretary Of the Treasury. who IS IN in This CITY f.,
reported TO bc In about The condition as h, "a a.
yesterday. The condition Of vest rday wa, that h.
weak and seriously ILL., 1t has deemed best
by his attending Ihl sican, Dr. Henry Hun. that Nj
Manning should Le cared for by iial M So. Theic
Is one In Of him and auO, ] la, been SUM
moncd from Ncw-Yolk Mr.. Manning is visiting h!,
son, James II. Manning NO. 10 Lam asicr 81.
The house is In which be himself lived for many
years His friends are much alarmed aho.t hi, cond
ton. one OF them said TO-DAY ID" think he ha, como
home 10 die
Mr.. Manuings constitution seems to have been an
.lcI uned bS hts political and tu,ilc care, Of
the last 1t viii be remembered hat IA SUI
fcred in Washington what had su,Dcoas III, ness To
strohe OF apopicXy Ins resignation OF tL, io,t ol
secretary of tho Treasury due to hi, feeling that
be ana have the physical strength TO 40 hc work
OF thai Office, onrney En-'and ana there
tncr. strrn.lL and hc came bac. Ah,.iI,a
That n could res"Ic thc WOiL OI Lu,c,,
man h1cnd, pc. suddou hn to acc y the pI,s
ncy The Ncsicin y W Ola. aalI..
could asN LrIOIm Ihc dates "i s-l"; in rnd"nce
CONNECTED " Ia that place
Dr. Lum dec.I..s 10 oNDrcs. any oDin.on Of the &c
sut OF Ai. ManuIlS's Illness No. Naming said
today Ia reply I,a.os, Information aDOht INC
abe Tor him. mend Of the family sad: " / he
c0udt,on of Mr Manniny l., not ,ss, nIaI, a. !lclcut
thou el he pro- 1blA rather easier Ic is pIIcct4
clear ia his mind and passed comi"iia 'ir mknl-
ho faiI Of tn - secretary authorize this stale
mcnt a. 10 his condition.
Mr Mannlns came 10 Albany on Tuesday last I ON
hi, NcW-N Oih 10 spend the hO "tih hi,
eldest son. Mr. Jane, II. Manning. Whusc resi- .cncr
in Lancastcrst. f.. mcr hat OF the scoictirN.
Mr. Manning has not had. either in Ne" lUik. AbdM
or ciscWh 49, aiy rttLI Of the al X int Di's
tracd him In ashinsion IN l77G nor IS any cH"ec'ed
physicians. Ia lhr nature of the case they say
no such recurrence f. possible. Mr. Manning O., some
what weaker than before mah x tho our g. to Al any.
bot his app.titc good. AID his mind Is cicar
as AT any tine I'm H. ne. ll condition.. though scr
Os owing 10 the phS seal wcaknae Is not at present
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-21
SEVERE STORM ~ THE UESI
A BrIzzARD RAGING AND RAILROAD TRAVEL sH
EIoTSIy IMP pFD.

A BIIzZARD RAGING AND RAILROAD TRAVEL ss
EIorsLY IMP rFD.
KANSAS CITY, Dec. oO.-Thc snow which began iaii-
ing here last night confined until the rapidly faihs
temperature chcc ked this morn6 The mercury To-
nicb, is bovcrnr about the zero point and the snow
on level averages six inches in depth All the rail-
roads arc seriously mpcded. Snow In Colorado mas
prevented this mornings Union Pacific train from
,..,,,r ,,ou, ..4Sin The Outward bound trains on
thc IA Ring ON and Missouri Railroad we're abandoned
A telegram to night from Gcrda springs, Kansas, near
the indian Tertory says thar the blizzard there has
com mpIetely stopped railroad traffic.
Tbc snow is not gcnr al In tbs vicinity, but from
Kansas Nebraska Colorado and Missouri como reports
~ heay, winds and bitter cold increasing In Intensity
ST PAUL Dec 2O-Thc first genuine blizzard OF tho
season has been raging in Dakota all day, storm OF
snow as fine as sand driven by a fierce wind and ac
companIed by low temperature. At Assiniboine tho
thcrmomcter indicated % below al o'clock this after.
noon Huron rel ors all trains late, and those Of Tho
Vorthwester road abandoned entirely. Ii has beep
showing In ct. Paul alTost AL day
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-21
1 rrnlrLrE olrrcLAHs RovD FORFEITED.

s.>Fr,~,l,.o Dec - tS,,c,ah TIE long-p~nding
a,.in,t Iohn L. Ben ,on. the uaitri states Land sur
VINO e escape trial for rlnd In his surveys
came TO an cul Yesterday 10y ths forfeitins OF tie ig
tv,, bond of Sl7, %. No trace has been gdlhed OF
s .tncs ho left here but 1t thought that he went
n British Columbia -ed ever {" Montreal ana then
salad for Europe cable dispatch laW week SAID that
M, had been sren Ia Copenhagen. Bon-ons b"ndSntn
were cor" OConncr and X. II. fOll~. OF the Nevada
,,k o., ON or is floods business agent, ana rolls II
hc tnuisy Wilhsn tlrcs >on-iSt~. lhelr service 10
l,nssn MAS purely buS"e>s ose, ~ ne h"i u "e"sl
, cain In thc rN ada Bank before They wonld 20 on
his b,ud Rensoa mae fort me II or cro'kc sur
y-,s An sprcul,Ons In Govrrnmr 1t an ne eau sas'J
h,ye lan ic.l him ia IN Qucntin.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-21
nrEn $4,000 IN rrRLIC BNQUESTA.

WORCESTER, Mass. Dec. - tSpecidh h-Dsvih "h'
comb OF this city. whose will was proSated to""'' ie'
aver 100000 In pnblc bsqucsts. a"ong whlch were
,, ,.uouioy. American Board Of Commissioners
=, Foreign Missions. S25o0o; Massachusetts, Io c
MISSIONARY Society. $4,000; Amherst College
$1,000 for scholarship fun Am"ri.an Hone ME- so
..anarx oclety Of NewYork, $4,000. or when S3ooV
?. -, n. used IN work among the ncgroes Indians ana
Ihi.ese In ths country; ,arii.n ,".leKo; S.,rs.ta
81 < 600: hmsricaA College and Enuc'u"ha,
societv 5000; Congrsgationai un,os: l. so.,
Vs.York 81 OcO; Worcester City Mssisnary society.
Ss 900 IL is sald that Mr. Whitcsmb dirne hls nIo
nrystsy gave over half mil"n dollars 10 vsnsus eo
ccaiien nj n and Oh haritsble Institutions.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-21
cox rHAYENS oPINf0N or LAMAR

mE WHITES TO THE NEBRASKA SENATORS. PROTEST.
ING AGAINST MS CONFIRiATION.
CHICAGO Dec 20 An Inter OCEAN dispatch from
Lincoln. Ncb., says:
Governor Thaycr to-day sent the following letter
to Mcssrs adduck and MaDdcIsOn, tho Nebraska
members OF tho United htates tenatc:
DEAR SIR: As a cifizcn OF the nltcd tta'rS ana
49, 4 ltrpuldcan. | respectfully, but most earnestly
lruir,t a-aIu,t the conf. .mdtiun of L. g. t. Lamar
A. Justice OF The ruprcmr ourt uf the utcd tlars
r was a bold and defiant advocate Of the dissolution
nf the l~nO ard lrOl. lie was al hcart anh
lu principle Just much "A traitor as JeH' I)aVis
tie has never re- autcd his reasonable sentiments
4 man w'th Suh a record should never ne pl2rri
uron the i"uch ~ the hurrcm" court ~ tho ult'd
states by thN votes of rcr ublican tcnsfoiS JIG IS
not a M Icisou to interpret the constitution 0i the
United States. Very tIuy yours, join VI IHNfik'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-21

TrT-BtEG. Dec 20 ,SDcrid). ~ strike must he or
dcrcd all iu the III sburg district where the
miners warslss for less than : ceEis per
tent CsiulHbus scale will reduce our miner,
~ the oil rate o. wages. a eats pr ton"
Thousands OF coal miners interested In It's de
csion OF the itt ,bdrg Railroad Coal tsseciAt on, "hich
met p-ay to con.ier jh- question nf having the o.nn-
bus made uniform all operators {" ihs cents
y r ton advance. SsV-rtl Of the larger operators.
shipping both E-si Snl Nest have rcfu.cd to pay The
adytncc aud cir men siill coutIEuc {" work. They
the Wssnorcltnd ana rcnn.ylvaua Gts coal Com
pancs tIc rcnusylv1ulI Railroad the scott Haven
Works the Baltimore and ONO. owned b>
L.rgressran ". L. scott aud the works
OF y. j. lscglcy. also the Baitimor- and Osio.
some operators j. charged. shlp coal West. prctr -dins
Ton advance tnd-d We -Hrin-n'. II u now
proposed 20 nak. distinction hrt-rrH Eastern and
Western shipments.
Ma tcr Workman John conway ~ the kHi-hfs o. Ia
bnr at fhr rt"rfi.. lie nid 70 tkr issue
~tE the who bad pr the vaurc or in.i.t
hAi -iouli hr rilr uui "rm. INT requested tht
they ~tif DAYS before demand NJ rcduc en rum
20 - - cents per ton i1r all the w'r, Nh'i-
tn~ Columbus seal j. beiu: pt n g. re- or'rl. VIII
hc ordered 10 -frl.r Iur~c Will have 70 ONE on
before >tfuf nv. rem Hked onr of the operators, "or
- will order a general r,.luct on on Moniay.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-21

Ct>cryyArf Doc 2O-Julgs Sage ts+iay postponed
the trial Of Benjamin t. Hopkins Of the Fidelity National
Bank until January 10. cautioning the jurors not TO
conysr.e upon the subject and not TO read newspaper
,t.terents about It. District-Attorney Bnrnst AL
uouuccd thar considerable addition TO The assets OF '"e
bank was absut To bs @ads by the payment VI 'o per
, ,t the Amounts due from Whi ely. Fassler Kelly
and rho ,hamplon Machiuc Works. OF Springfield Ohie.
II IA also stood that suit will bo brought to set
inside the made in MAY last Tor taxaton
on th. ground bank did not ut that Tive own SO
~uch taxable property as vas listed for taxation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-21
r,y1UREs AND BUSINESS TROUBLES

ALBANY, Dec 2O.-Smth. Covert " Co. noa'y ie"'uc'
dealers, who wero ered perfectly safe hrn maze
,,,,,,,t mn. AFT rn ,on tho liabilities Will reach
fron $40 ODO 10 T75 900 This iaiinrs Il snpposcd 70
h.v. i,ccn caused by depression IN tho wool market
LousyifLE Dec. 20 tSpeciaD-rhe Ne"-iofK cred
i,ors of Hess Mayer Co. tsdav filed SUIT a'hs or
rc.,v.r for the firm Thsv ciai~ that Hess. MAYER *
-, ~, ,.s, xa,i IA md have been insolvent since
I..osry / 1885: ai.~ ho hrin prerrroi certain
IT,. at various dates frsm july % N'vesber i.
"a ,.r ,,,. ,yyrsxuuy - i,uOL They ask mat tho
nrst preference operate as An snssn hsue P''''
shs prsforsnes, kentucky Law grants sAsH Ps"u'n-
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I., tri, on the Hudson for this seasoa The steamer
Kcbmond arrived at Pisr IL. Nortn River on ;lme III
thr m,rning but above IIuissn where tho ver grows
narrower ice was 81 plentiful that II was c"n'iicien
necessary TO :, op rinnnX W. W Everett presidents o
m. c,nn,u, in An ntprview with reporter, sau h
/, IA al .,u , m,u succe-sfll season wliho" any aVo
,suts Ihe stcamrr> have run forthiSht "ss~r ihi'
vs.r man they d,t Last lie said that steamers oud
he abl, to run AS FAR Hudson for seno tine
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/ grLIGTOrS uivTAC Stars ms "a ATGHTFR.

RrrfAND. VI, Dec 2o.-WiIlam shelby salvation
Army crank, and a hook canvaS>cr, become sudden
Is insane This mcrninr, aud stabbed his eleven year
old daughter in the back with knife, and In a tus
,. with n. trny old son, tramp"d on his hc"l'
iunlrtitg bad bruises He then rushed bare headed
int the street with a Sai,c foil Of books. and began
reading and praying. H. was arrested atlcr haru
,t.u-..ic and vas placed in jail shelley has been
ronNf.d lu the Brattlrtoro Asylum for three years
Ii, wife ba, also been In tho asylum Other Icla
tiVcs have committed suicide The girls Mouhd Is u
bad ono and may prove fatal.
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1AOrHER 4MfEICAN CARDINAL.

HUMnETD u, yATIoN or AECIIRlsiI"P WILLIAMS
uE uosro\-oIHiR REPORTED CHAN rs
KnsToS Dec. 20 (Npe idb-Ihe JoWH"t gives aH
i.trresting rumor which is credited I" the 'a'hol'
rl,rpy .f Ha.ton 10 the effect that III" rope WI"
next mouth elevate Archbishop "hld"'' "I ho"""' ~
ia. r,,L NJ Cardinal; transfer Bishop Mcmahon. OF
ur,,ord to Hnst.r rs coadjntor TO Archbishop Will
lama and ,,, Wear General B,rns OF Boston To no
.n,r.n,cy with Har ford hi. snc. Bishop McM"hoh
ia &. .r,datc of { narlestswn High school